FourthGradeMath:WrittenResponse:MultiStepWordProblems

Objective:

Studentswillbeabletouseaddition,subtractionandmultiplicationtosolvemulti
stepproblems.
Studentswillwriteproblemresponsesincompletesentences.
Studentswilllabeltheiranswersusingthecorrectunits.

Standard:

4.1.1.5:Solvemultisteprealworldandmathematicalproblemsrequiringtheuseof
addition,subtractionandmultiplicationofmultidigitwholenumbers.Usevarious
strategies,includingtherelationshipbetweenoperations,theuseoftechnology,andthe
contextoftheproblemtoassessthereasonablenessofresults.

Materials:

Pencils
Markers
Highlighters
Problemsolvingsteps
Picture/ProblemWorksheets
Calculators

Motivation:

Goodafternoon!Howiseveryonedoingtoday?
o Good,okay,excited
Imgladtohearthat!IamhavingagooddaymyselfandIamreadytodosome
learning.Lastweek,welookedatsomegraphsthatgaveusalotofgood
information.Whatkindsofdatadidwelookat?
o Bargraphs
o Tables
Whatinformationdidthebargraphsandtablesgiveus?
o Exercisedogsneed
o Heightofdogs
o Howmuchdogscostinoneyear
Yes,thoseareallthingsthedatatoldus.Whyisitgoodinformationforustoknow?
o Ifsomeonewantsadog,theycostalotofmoney
o Ifyouliveinasmallhome,youshouldntgetareallybigdog
o Ifyoudonothaveenoughtimetoexerciseyourdog,youshouldnotget
certaindogs
Yes,thoseareallimportantthingstothinkaboutwhenwearechoosingadogtolive
inourhomes.Thankyouforreviewingthelastlessonwesharedtogether.Next,I
 haveaspeciallessonplan.Wehavealreadyworkedonsomestoryproblems,butI
havesomenewoneIreallythinkyouaregoingtolike.Theyarealittlemoreofa
challenge,butIhaveaspecialtooltohelpusfindthecorrectanswers.

Procedure:

ThefirstthingIwouldlikeustodotogetherisgooverourstoryproblemsolving
steps.BeforeIshowyoumycopy,Iwouldliketoseeifyoucanrecallthemonyour
own!Letsseeifwecanworktogethertothinkofthesixsteps.

o Stepone:Readtheproblem,andreaditagain
o Steptwo:Takenoteofallthenumbers
o Stepthree:Statewhattheproblemislookingfor
o Stepfour:Drawapicture,ifyouneedto,tohelpyouseetheproblem
o Stepfive:Writeanumbersentence
o Stepsix:checkyouranswer

(Ifstudentsareunabletorecallthefivesteps,promptthemtowardsthecorrectanswers.
Haveacopyofthestepstoshowthemonceyouhavediscussedallfive)

Thankyou,thatwasverygoodteamwork.Nowwewillusethestepstohelpussolve
somenewproblems.WewillbeginwithacoupleofproblemsIknowyoucansolve,
andthenwewillmoveontoafewmoredifficultones.Eachproblemhasapictureto
helpyouvisualizetheproblem.

(Studentswillworktosolvethewordproblems15.Aftereachone,discusswiththestudents
howtheyfoundtheiranswers,goingthrougheachstep,anddecideifitisreasonable)

Thatwasverynicework!Now,wecanmoveontoafewdifficultproblems.Inorder
tosolvetheseproblems,weneedtouseaddition,subtractionormultiplication.
However,thenumbersareverylarge.Tohelpussolvethem,Ihavebroughtalong
somecalculators.Haveyouusedacalculatorbefore?

o Yes
o No

Tohelpusmakesureweusethemcorrectly,letstryacoupleofsmallproblemsto
testthemout.Pleasepunchintoyourcalculator:2x2=___.Whatdidyougetforan
answer?

o 4

Isthatthecorrectanswer?

o Yes

 Verygood,wewilltryanotheroneforsomemorepractice.Pleasepunchintoyour
calculator:24x3=____

Whatdidyougetforananswer?

o 48

Nicework!Ithinkwearereadytobeginsolvingourwordproblems.

(Ifstudentshavenotusedcalculatorsbefore,helpthemtodiscoverhowtheywork,wherethe
buttonstheyneedarelocatedandtopunchinproblems.Ifstudentsgetthewrongnumber,
helpthemtofigureouttheirerrorandhowtofixitforthenextproblem)

Wewilldothefirstonetogether._______,pleasereadtheproblemforus.

o Makaylabought3booksaboutplantsand5booksaboutfish.Shealsobought
10sciencemagazines.Eachbookcost$18andeachmagazinecost$6.How
muchdidMakaylaspendinall?

Whatisourfirststep?

o Rereadtheproblem

_______,pleasereadtheproblemthistime.

o Makaylabought3booksaboutplantsand5booksaboutfish.Shealsobought
10sciencemagazines.Eachbookcost$18andeachmagazinecost$6.How
muchdidMakaylaspendinall?

Verynicejob,andthankyouforreadingtheproblem.Whatisstepnumbertwo?

o Takenoteofallthenumbers
o Shebought8booksfor$18.00eachand10magazinesfor$6.00each

Thatiscorrect.Wealreadyhaveapictureforustolookat.Butwhatistheproblem
asking?

o ItisaskinghowmuchMakaylaspentinall

Howdoweusethenumberswehavetofindthatout?

o Putthemintoanumbersentence

Letsdothattogethernow.

o $18.00x3=____
 o $10.00x6=____
o ____+____=?

Nowusingourcalculators,wewillfindtheanswertoourquestion.Whatis18x3?

o $18.00x3=$54.00

Whatis$10.00x6?

o $10.00x6=$60.00

Weknowhowmuchthebooksandthemagazinescost.Howdowefindthetotal?

o Addthemtogether
o $54.00+$60.00=$144.00

Yes_______and________$144.00isthecorrectanswer.Nowletstrysomemore
problemsandputourcalculatorstogooduse!Donotforgettolabelyouranswers.

(Fortheremainderofthelesson,followthesixstepstohelpstudentssolveasmanyofthe
remainingquestionsaspossible.Expandtheirknowledgeofcalculatorsandhowtocheck
theiranswers)

Closure:

Thankyouforyourhardworktoday,ourcalculatorsgotarealworkout.Whatis
onethingyoulearnedtoday_______?

o Howtousecalculators

Yes,thankyou.______,whatdidyoulearntoday?

o Calculatorscanhelpussolvemoredifficultproblems

Imgladyouenjoyedtodayslesson.Pleasereturntoyourseatsandwaitforyour
nextinstructions.

InformalAssessment:

Observation/Discussion
Product:Problemworksheets;givenanswers

FormalAssessment:

 None

References:

Problemsusedandadaptedfromhttp://www.ixl.com/math/practice/

 In Marco's desk drawer there are 9 yellow highlighters.
There are 6 more pink highlighters than yellow
highlighters, and there are 6 more blue highlighters than
pink highlighters. How many highlighters are in Marco's
desk drawer in all?

In Marco's desk drawer there are 9 yellow highlighters.
There are 6 more pink highlighters than yellow
highlighters, and there are 6 more blue highlighters than
pink highlighters. How many highlighters are in Marco's
desk drawer in all?




Pedro had 21 stickers. He bought 16 more stickers from a
store in the mall and got 10 more for his birthday. Then
Pedro gave 10 of the stickers to his sister and used 12 to
decorate a greeting card. How many stickers does Pedro
have left?

Pedro had 21 stickers. He bought 16 more stickers from a

store in the mall and got 10 more for his birthday. Then
Pedro gave 10 of the stickers to his sister and used 12 to
decorate a greeting card. How many stickers does Pedro
have left?





 Nelson needs 38 paper plates for a birthday party. He
already has 20 blue plates and 10 red plates. How many
more plates should Nelson buy?

Nelson needs 38 paper plates for a birthday party. He
already has 20 blue plates and 10 red plates. How many
more plates should Nelson buy?

 Jasmine bought a sandwich for $5.20, a bag of chips for
$1.90, and a drink for $1.30. The tax was $2.45. She
gave the cashier $15.00. How much change should
Jasmine have received?

Jasmine bought a sandwich for $5.20, a bag of chips for

$1.90, and a drink for $1.30. The tax was $2.45. She
gave the cashier $15.00. How much change should
Jasmine have received?


Bryan needs 25 cartons of berries to make a berry
cobbler. He already has 7 cartons of strawberries and 6
cartons of blueberries. How many more cartons of berries
should Bryan buy?

Bryan needs 25 cartons of berries to make a berry
cobbler. He already has 7 cartons of strawberries and 6
cartons of blueberries. How many more cartons of berries
should Bryan buy?

 Peter bought 14 cartons of ice cream and 6 cartons of

yogurt for a party. Each carton of ice cream cost $5 and
each carton of yogurt cost $3. How much more did Peter
spend on ice cream than on yogurt?

Peter bought 14 cartons of ice cream and 6 cartons of
yogurt for a party. Each carton of ice cream cost $5 and
each carton of yogurt cost $3. How much more did Peter
spend on ice cream than on yogurt?

 The school cafeteria has 11 round tables and 20

rectangular tables. Each round table has 6 chairs, and
each rectangular table has 9 chairs. How many chairs are
there in all?

The school cafeteria has 11 round tables and 20
rectangular tables. Each round table has 6 chairs, and
each rectangular table has 9 chairs. How many chairs are
there in all?

There are 17 students in the third grade and twice that

number in the fourth grade. There are 11 boys and 15
girls in the second grade. How many students are in
grades 2 through 4 altogether?

There are 17 students in the third grade and twice that
number in the fourth grade. There are 11 boys and 15
girls in the second grade. How many students are in
grades 2 through 4 altogether?
 Paul saved $23 in September. He saved $35 more in
October and $45 more in November. Then Paul spent $15
on 3 on video games. How much money does Paul have
left?

Paul saved $23 in September. He saved $35 more in
October and $45 more in November. Then Paul spent $15
on 3 on video games. How much money does Paul have
left?

 Makayla bought 3 books about plants and 5 books about

fish. She also bought 12 science magazines. Each book
cost $18 and each magazine cost $6. How much did
Makayla spend in all?

Makayla bought 3 books about plants and 5 books about
fish. She also bought 12 science magazines. Each book
cost $18 and each magazine cost $6. How much did
Makayla spend in all?

 15 students and 3 teachers went on a field trip to an art

museum. Student tickets cost $8 each, and adult tickets
cost $11 each. How much did the museum tickets cost in
all?

15 students and 3 teachers went on a field trip to an art
museum. Student tickets cost $8 each, and adult tickets
cost $11 each. How much did the museum tickets cost in
all?